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Devdutt Pattanaik
Devdutt Pattanaik is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Devdutt Pattanaik on the 3,000-year-old Hindu ritual of feeding the dead
An excerpt from Pattanaik’s latest book, ‘Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality’.
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Can you take a dog to a temple? Devdutt Pattanaik on the role of dogs in Hindu mythology
‘Dogs, in general, are associated with the aggressive form of Shiva known as Bhairava.’
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Who created the term Hinduism? And why did the British feel the need to defend Hinduism?
An excerpt from ‘The Stories We Tell: Mythology To Make Sense Of Modern Lives’, Devdutt Pattanaik.
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Trending
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Why Devdutt Pattanaik has attempted an Indian retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore
An excerpt from ‘The Introduction: Retelling Monotheism’ to Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book, ‘Eden’.
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Devdutt Pattanaik’s new book explains how Hindu wedding rituals contain many aggregated truths
An excerpt from ‘Marriage: 100 Stories Around India’s Favourite Ritual’
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Devdutt Pattanaik: Bhairava’s truth in the light of the funeral pyre
Criticism of the foreign media for showing images of cremations is not Hindu – it’s Hindutva.
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Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Worshipping the womb is a part of Hinduism, shows the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati
An excerpt from ‘Pilgrim Nation: The Making of Bharatvarsh’, by Devdutt Pattanaik.
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Do religions like Christianity and Islam affirm queer identities and sexualities, asks this book
‘This book seeks to refresh the relationship between the lore of one God and the lives of queer people,’ writes Debdutt Pattanaik in the introduction.
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How did the ‘Ramayana’ and ‘Mahabharata’ come to be (and what has ‘dharma’ got to do with it)?
Devdutta Pattnaik’s ‘Ramayana Versus Mahabharata’ compares the two ancient epics closely if playfully.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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Emotion, romance, eroticism: Devdutt Pattanaik explores the multiple sources of the Krishna legends
Along with the stories, Pattanaik explains how all of India contributed to the different aspects of Krishna.
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How ‘Call me By Your Name’ reclaims Eden for gay people everywhere
Luca Guadagnino’s Oscar-nominated film, written by James Ivory, presents a brilliant and radical retelling of the biblical myth.
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Ram Rajya would certainly have space for Chanakya. But Ram is not Chanakya’s ideal for a king
Chanakya views dharma merely as a tool to achieve material success. Ram, on the other hand, is the embodiment of dharma.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Gill and Sudharsan’s tons help Gujarat beat Chennai and stay in playoff hunt
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League as it happened: Neeraj Chopra finishes second; Kishore Jena ninth
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Delhi court frames sexual harassment charges against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know